Fall River/Waverley has limited local shopping only. The largest shopping center is the Fall River Plaza (image above). This center has a Sobeys grocery store, Nova Scotia Liquor Commission, Shoppers Drug Mart, Tim Hortons, some medical offices, fast food and other small stores. There are a few other small strip malls in the area that offer some banking, medical, bakery, fruit/vegetable and other local convenience type stores. For most shopping residents will either drive to Bedford, Sackville or Dartmouth Crossing. The most popular location would be Dartmouth Crossing. Dartmouth Crossing

Dartmouth Crossing is HRM's newest and one of its most unique shopping areas. It is about a 15 minute drive from Fall River. Dartmouth Crossing has big box stores such as Staples, Walmart, Home Depot, Costco and many more. It also has a very unique main street style of shopping that has stores on both sides of the street so you can get out of your car and shop much like you would in a downtown shopping district.